induced

[ in-doost, -dyoost ]

/ ɪnˈdust, -ˈdyust /

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adjective

brought about, produced, or caused, especially artificially (often used in combination):Medical intervention in childbirth has become the norm, with hospitals relying on epidurals, C-sections, and induced labor.The field expedition to the Greenland Sea will study climate-induced changes in the marine food web.

Physics. (of an electric current) produced by induction: As a coil on a pendulum passes between the poles of an electromagnet, the induced current causes the small bulb to light up.

Genetics. (of a gene) having increased expression as a result of the inactivation of a negative control system or the activation of a positive control system (often used in combination): The induced genes in the transgenic variety were of unknown function.Our focus is on the serum-induced genes cloned from fibroblasts.

Biochemistry. noting or relating to a protein, especially an enzyme, whose synthesis has been stimulated by increased gene transcription (often used in combination): These induced proteins are unlikely to affect cellular DNA repair directly.We can now speculate that the heat-induced proteins play an important role in gastric cell protection.

verb

the simple past tense and past participle of induce.

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Origin of induced

induce + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM induced

non·in·duced, adjectivequa·si-in·duced, adjectiveun·in·duced, adjective

Words nearby induced

indris, indubitable, indubitably, induc., induce, induced, induced drag, induced emission, induced radioactivity, induced reaction, inducement

How to use induced in a sentence

Human-induced fires account for the majority of the fires—95%.
West Coast wildfire smoke is visible from outer space|María Paula Rubiano A.|September 16, 2020|Popular-Science
They have crafted a novel genetic technique to induce each palm oil tree to produce more fruit, containing more of the precious oil.
The Environmental Headache in Your Shampoo - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|September 16, 2020|Nautilus
Last month, Netea and a team of researchers in Germany, Denmark, Australia and the Netherlands published the results of their research into how the BCG vaccine induces trained immunity.
‘Trained Immunity’ Offers Hope in Fight Against Coronavirus|Esther Landhuis|September 14, 2020|Quanta Magazine
The purpose of a phase three trial is to assess whether this vaccine-induced immune response is strong enough to actually protect people from Covid-19.
Oxford Scientists: These Are Final Steps We’re Taking to Get Our Coronavirus Vaccine Approved|Rebecca Ashfield|September 9, 2020|Singularity Hub

By inducing uncomfortable behavior out of whoever they’re lined up against, this five-man unit creates the type of questions that are difficult to solve in a seven-game series.
The Rockets’ New Starting Lineup Is Just Scratching The Surface Of Its Potential|Michael Pina|September 8, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
In Confessions of an Ivy League Frat Boy, the self-induced, self-absorbed Greek tragedy of Andrew Lohse.
An Ivy League Frat Boy’s Shallow Repentance|Stefan Beck|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Nobody died from Ebola, or ISIS or Honduran children, unless it was in a goofball-induced, Louie Gohmert fever dream.
The Fear About Things That Won't Kill Us Is Killing Us|Cliff Schecter|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other psychiatrists attempted to treat schizophrenia with carbon dioxide gas and artificially-induced comas.
Schizophrenia Isn’t One Disorder but Eight|Samantha Allen|September 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The mortality rate induced a variety of changes in the community structure.
How Gorillas Are Outsmarting Ebola|Melissa Leon|September 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Far too much of the Internet is currently experiencing morality-induced convulsions over “mamading.”
The Internet’s Latest Pearl-Clutching Panic Over Mamading Is Insane|Emily Shire|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Very soon I induced my directors to adopt the view that the railway company must encourage and help the project.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
On our arrival home the cabman, fortunately, was induced to accept a cheque in payment.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, April 28, 1920|Various
He there saw the organ by Fermis which induced him to take up that mechanism and develop it to its present perfection.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building|George Laing Miller
Curiosity induced Mr. Cunningham and myself to view this barbarous feast and we landed about ten minutes after it had commenced.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
The wind falling in the afternoon induced me to stand off shore, when we soon lost sight of the land.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King